Eye Opener notes of families and service members
Gladewater memories linger as the Hamilton and Formby families move forward. Patrick W. Hamilton, US Army 1st Force Recon, is stationed near Da Nang Vietnam and welcomes mail from friends via FPO San Francisco. Michael G. Formby, en route to Thailand, visits Gladewater before heading to Warren Robbins AFB. Beverly Tallent earns a Master’s degree and departs to teach next fall while pursuing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
San Antonio
P. L
Pat) Hamiltons
Pat
Neva
Honey Toys
the Mirror
Patrick
Vietnam
da Nang
Sgt. Hamilton
Patrick W. Hamilton
1St Force Recon
FPO
San Francisco
Calif
Hamilton
Deave
N. E. Formby
Michael G. Formby
Warren Robbins
Afb
Wapao
Thailand
USAF
Beverly
John Paul) Tallent
Stephen F. Austin State University
A G Pritchett Dies Wednesday in Texas
Avis G. Pritchett, 74, died Wednesday morning in a Tyler hospital after illness at home and hospital transfers. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at Malcolm Stone Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Hawkins Liberty Cemetery. A native East Texas Baptist minister and educator, he served across churches in Longview Kilgore Lufkin Nocona Beaumont and other cities. He studied at Pritchett Normal Institute and Southwest Baptist Seminary Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avis G. Pritchett
Tyler
Gladewater
Malcolm Stone
A. G. Pritchett
First Baptist
Longview
Kilgore
Lufkin
Nocona
Beaumont
Pritchett Normal Institute
Southwest Baptist Seminary
Fort Worth
Pritchett
Gulf Energy expands East Texas holdings with Bozman purchase
Gulf Energy and Development Corp enlarges its East Texas footprint by acquiring Bozman Construction Company of Gladewater and assets of Jay Clabhorn Well Service at Longview. The firm also buys Slurry Seal equipment from Paul Yowell and acquires J. D. Borman, extending pipeline, road, and earth moving operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Energy and Development Corporation
East Texas
Bozman Construction Company
Gladewater
Paul E. Yowell
Jay Clabhorn
Longeview
J. D. Borman
Gulf Energy
San Antonio
Bozmans to Just Enjoy Life After Selling Firm
A Gladewater hometown couple, J. D. and wife, have sold Bozman Construction Company at the corner of Bozman Road after nearly four decades of ownership. They plan to enjoy life and return to private life with two children, James and Peggy, after years of work in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
J. D. Bozman
Bozman
J. D
John Henry Bozman
Bozmans
James
Peggy
Mr. Bozman
Gladewater Mirror Wins School Bell Award
The Gladewater Mirror is a winner in the Third Annual Texas School Bell Awards Program for outstanding continuous coverage of education news. The award honors quality interpretation of public education issues and will be presented at a banquet in Austin on August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater Mirror
Texas School Bell Awards
Texas State Teachers Association
L. P. Sturgeon
TSTA
Neal Clark
The
Mirror
Sturgeon
Gladewater Tsta
Association
Austin
Terrace Motor Hotel
America
Addie Simmons Dies After Long Illness at 75
Mrs. Addie Lee Simmons 75 of 215 West Sabine died Sunday at 1 30 a m after a long illness at a local hospital. Funeral services were held 2 30 p m Monday at the Quitman and Center Street Church of Christ with Murphy Phillips officiating. Burial at Gladewater Memorial Park. Born July 2 1894 in Weatherford Texas she lived in Pampa before moving to Gladewater in 1931 and had resided there for almost 40 years. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Lee Simmons
West Sabine
Quitman and
Center Street
Church of Christ
Murphy Phillips
Gladewater Memorial Park
Malcolm Stone
Gladewater
Simmons
Two Die As Train Hits Car Near Gladewater
Henry Osley Parnell and Reba Windsor died when a Texas and Pacific freight struck their car at the Money Street crossing east of downtown Gladewater. The collision occurred as the train moved about 50 mph. authorities listed the drivers as unknown and noted Parnell’s funeral next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas and Pacific
Money Street
Gladewater
Henry Osley Parnell
Reba M. Windsor
Gilmer
Troy Godwin
Leon Sharrock
Parnell
Malcolm Stone
Herman Reagh
Union Grove Baptist Church
Rosedale Cemetery
Mr. Parnell
Route 2
Honor America Day July 4 Activities at Lake Gladewater
Lake Gladewater hosts Honor America Day featuring a dawn tackle box hunt with prizes, junior and senior fishing contests, Little Miss Gladewater Bathing Beauty, precision skiing by Caddo Ski Bees, a watermelon eating contest, free fireworks, live country music, and a Jaycees cookout area. Sponsored by Gladewater Chamber, Jaycees, and KEES radio, with park facilities and family-friendly activities available all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater Jaycees
Gladewater Chamber of Commerce
KEES
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Pritchett
East
Tesan
Hawkins
Wood County
Gulf Energy and Development Corp
Caddo Well Service, Inc
Swift Operations, Inc
Thunderbird Tools, Inc
Caddo Well Service
Texas
Paul Vowell
J, D. Bozman
Addie Simmons
Lake Gladewater
Dawn
Little Miss Gladewater
Caddo Ski
Blackbird Record Co
Dallas
Billie Webb
al Lowden
Buz Craft
Debbie Brimer
Jerry McCallum
Bobby Wallace
Rainbow Twins
Lakota
Tommy
Ken Bryant
GM Record
Jaycee Park
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